It was not just bemused televsion viewers who watched South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's affair-announcing press conference this summer.

State ethics investigators were looking on with interest, too.

Following his announcement, the state's ethics commission conducted an three-month investigation and announced today that Sanford will face 37 civil ethics charges for violating rules relating to airplane travel and campaign money.

He faces a maximum fine of $74,000 -- $2,000 for each count.

The AP, via The New York Times, has a full report, but here is a summary of some of the allegations:

18 instances of improperly purchasing airling tickets, including approval of the purchase of four first-and business-class plane tickets for a June 2008 trip to Argentina, where he met his mistress;
9 times of improperly using a state airplane, including flying to a campaign contributor's birthday and to Columbia for a personal event -- including a haircut; and
10 times of improperly reimbursing himself with campaign cash, including for expenses to attend a hunting trip in Dublin, Ireland.

I thought you liberals claimed Rush Limbaugh and/or Sarah Palin the "Leader of the GOP" (I assume you just misspelled "leader")?

Can you guys publish some sort of hierarchy so there's a definitive list of who you guys choose from week to week?

Thanks in advance.

N-E-Way, I don't think it was ever Sanford, though... Guy's a flake...

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Your assumption is partially correct. I misTYPED "leader". Anywho...since I am not a card carrying member of the GOP, I have to go with what they say, and that is that Michael Steele is the leader of the GOP. Unless you have heard differently, of course.

I thought you liberals claimed Rush Limbaugh and/or Sarah Palin the "Leader of the GOP" (I assume you just misspelled "leader")?

Can you guys publish some sort of hierarchy so there's a definitive list of who you guys choose from week to week?

Thanks in advance.

N-E-Way, I don't think it was ever Sanford, though... Guy's a flake...

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Your assumption is partially correct. I misTYPED "leader". Anywho...since I am not a card carrying member of the GOP, I have to go with what they say, and that is that Michael Steele is the leader of the GOP. Unless you have heard differently, of course.

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What I typed is correct... Sanford was never "the leader"... I'll add "neither is Steele"...

It was not just bemused televsion viewers who watched South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's affair-announcing press conference this summer.

State ethics investigators were looking on with interest, too.

Following his announcement, the state's ethics commission conducted an three-month investigation and announced today that Sanford will face 37 civil ethics charges for violating rules relating to airplane travel and campaign money.

He faces a maximum fine of $74,000 -- $2,000 for each count.

The AP, via The New York Times, has a full report, but here is a summary of some of the allegations:

18 instances of improperly purchasing airling tickets, including approval of the purchase of four first-and business-class plane tickets for a June 2008 trip to Argentina, where he met his mistress;
9 times of improperly using a state airplane, including flying to a campaign contributor's birthday and to Columbia for a personal event -- including a haircut; and
10 times of improperly reimbursing himself with campaign cash, including for expenses to attend a hunting trip in Dublin, Ireland.

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